I should be getting my Unifi installed today... Hopefully.

I applied online 26 Nov and was given install date of 12 Dec (today) @ 2:30pm. Last Friday someone called to confirm date.

Now at home waiting for the contractor to come.

Problem is today is Selangor holiday. Oh oh. I'm in Sungai Long which is well inside the holiday zone.

Now 12pm, I guess they won't be coming early. Of course not, didn't expect them to.

I always have bad luck with TM installations from telephone installation and ISDN (many years ago) at my other house. Last experience was the transfer of phone line to my new house which took 5 weeks to complete. Something which should have been done in a few days.

Wish me luck, please. With TM and its contractors, luck is all I have.

Update:
12:30pm: Contractor called to see if they can come now.
1pm: Arrived and installation in progress. Just 2 of them, 1 doing the external and the other the inside.
Contractor wants RM60 for non-standard installation because I want them to install at the upstairs back room which I thought is easier for them since it is closest to the Telekom tiang in the back lane. (Will see if I can a receipt for this)
2:15pm: All done and tested. Would have completed earlier if I didn't have to spend 30mins looking for the key to the back lane gate.
As I suspected, the RM60 is for their pockets. There is actually a form which I signed which said no extra installation charges paid to contractor or to be billed by TM. In the end, I gave them RM100 for a job well done.

All in all, quite a pleasant experience.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 12 2011, 03:13 PM

My setup is almost like yours:

Ethernet switch - 2nd Floor
BTU, UniFi Router, Airport Extreme - 1st Floor
IPTV, Ethernet Switch - Ground Floor

The difference is that my DECT phone is on the 1st Floor next to the BTU. Never thought of putting in a separate phone cable for UniFi's VOIP.

The individual floors in my house are wired for Ethernet. Between the floors, I've got one cable from G to 1st and one from 1st to 2nd but I'm short of one network point for the IPTV. So for the IPTV, I'm using HomePlug adaptors to bring it down to the living room.

Anyway do you really want the UniFi contractors to pull cabling in the inside of your house? I would be concern about their workmanship. The reason I asked them to put it upstairs is so that they only have one hole to drill.

At one of my friend's house, UniFi drilled through four walls to bring the fibre from outside to this living room. What a mess.

Good luck on your install tomorrow.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 16 2011, 04:02 PM

Give us a running commentary on this. Good luck.

It's OK but just be careful with the cables and don't strangle yourself while you're asleep.

I'm using the new 500mbps Aztech HL-115. So far OK, no probs. On 24/7 since 12/12. Whatever you do, don't get the HL-280, it overheats. Check Google for probs with it. If you plan to use with the IPTV only then the 200mbps HL-110 is good enough and cheaper.

You can if it's ASUS RT-N12 hardware vB1. Check here for info:

http://unifi.athena.my/
http://klseet.com/

I think your first bill is suppose to include 1 month advance payment. So would have been RM300 for VIP5. So i guess yours is correct. Info from unify.my FAQ page under "When will I get my first bill after I subscribe to the UniFi package?"

I'm afraid you'll need two network points where your TV is, one for internet and one for the IPTV. I made the same mistake when I was renovating my house that is I only have one network point where the TV is. Luckily for me, Homeplugs are working.

If you really want the IPTV then one solution is to put everything other than the BTU in the living room and use the only LAN port you have to connect the BTU to the RG. It'll be messy for the living room.

One other option is to use a wireless bridge for the IPTV port but might not be fast or stable enough.

My setup is like this:

Ethernet switch - 2nd Floor
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Airport Extreme, RG, BTU - 1st Floor
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Ethernet Switch, IPTV (via Homeplug to RG) - Ground Floor


This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 19 2011, 04:20 PM

Personally I would bridge the IPTV as that's not so important to me. I'd prefer max stability and performance for the internet. Wireless-N bridge should be sufficient speed for either but latency will increase. Anyway you can always switch back and forth and see. What speed will your Unifi be?

Is your TV wall the same wall as the telephone jack wall? If it is, how about drilling a small hole and putting an ethernet cable through it.

I think wifi bridge seems to be the only choice.

Here's a crazy idea. I've always asked myself this. As you probably know, Ethernet cables have 8 pairs of wires of which only 4 pairs are used for a network point. Is it possible to use the unused wires for a 2nd network point? I know they do this for telephones but is it possible for Ethernet? Or will the interference be too much?

I've always wanted to try that as I've got essentially the same prob as you but since Homeplugs worked for me. I've been putting it off. Let us know if it's possible without too much of degradation. I would love to get rid of the Homeplugs that I have now.

I think someone already answered your question. I just want to note another advantage of applying online and that is you can take all the time you need to choose your new telephone number.

May I ask if you applied at TM or an agent? and how soon was the installation date?

Here's a tip for those planning to apply for UniFi online at unifi.my. At the page where you choose your phone number, you can keep refreshing it to get more numbers. Of course, the pool of available numbers is limited so eventually they'll start to repeat.

Thanks! This is also what I need. Currently using HomePlugs but would love to get rid of them.

Sungai Long, ok, VIP5, full speed.

Sg Long no probs the whole day. I've been getting download complete notifications from jdownloader since I left this afternoon. Last one was 7 mins ago.

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Added on December 21, 2011, 6:36 pmDo you get the free 1 mth sub? If not, why didn't you apply online? How do you choose your tel phone no? Do they give you choices over the phone?

Sorry for the barrage of questions. Just want to understand more about the various application venues.

Btw, have you got your Mikrotik yet?

I'm looking high n low for the RB750 but cannot find. CZone at LYP has plenty of RB250 though.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Dec 21 2011, 06:36 PM

I forgot to check Jayacom, just went to CZone. Was in a rush to get out before the jam started. Traffic was heavy today.

@Rattan Is it possible to upgrade UniFi from VIP5 to BIZ5? I just had mine installed 1 week ago. Can you do it for me?

The UniFi VOIP line can't be the same number. Only option is to terminate Streamyx only and keep the telephone line with your existing number and continue paying rental for that. Not much though. That's what I did for my house. So end up with 2 tel numbers.

I also have a lot of things I want which I don't get. This TM landline UniFi phone number thing included. Let TM & MCMC know about your dissatisfaction. Remember there was a time when there was no such thing as MNP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI